xVM VirtualBox & Intrepid

[Derek Broughton]

Bill Taylor wrote:

Please don't do this.  If you _must_ copy a discussion from a web page, 
it's your responsibility to format it in a way that makes sense.

> Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.24-19-generic cannot be found
> at /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/build or
> /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/source.

Interesting, because that says you're trying to compile with a Hardy 
kernel...

> I went to Sun/Downloads and elected to install using gdebi package
> installer and recieved the following;

Ugh.  gdebi has always been unreliable for me, but you should have 
mentioned _which_ VirtualBox you tried to install

> It looks to me like I loaded Intrepid and somehow kept the old kernel.

Reboot with the new kernel.  It's right there in Grub .  Installs don't 
delete the old kernel, just in case you can't boot the new one for some 
reason.

> ... Using Synaptic I did a fresh install on both packages and rebooted
> before attempting tp install the latest version of xVM VBox but I
> still get the same message and at the terminal, uname -r still returns
> the wrong kernel.

Grub contains a menu of available kernels - and for you to be booting 
into 2.6.24 you have to be telling it to do so.  Post your 
/boot/grub/menu.lst.
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derek